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PL DSK 2.1 Power Line Smart Transceiver

Development Support Kit User’s Guide

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PL Technology Evaluation Kit

Application of Council Directive: 89/336/EEC, Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC) Manufacturer’s Name: Echelon Corporation Manufacturer’s Address: 550 Meridian Avenue San Jose, CA 95126 USA Manufacturer’s Address: Echelon BV in Europe Printerweg 3 3821 AP Amersfoort The Netherlands Product Model Number: 17050R-21-27 Type of Equipment: Information Technology Equipment Standards to which: EN 50065-1:1999 EN 55022:1998 Conformity is EN 61000-4-2 EN 55024:1998 Declared EN 61000-4-4 EN 61000-4-3 EN 61000-4-6 EN 61000-4-5 EN 61000-4-11

I, Wim Meijer, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above

Directives and Standards.

A signed version of this document is available on the Echelon web site. Place: Amersfoort, The Netherlands Date: December 2006 Position: Controller, Echelon Europe

Welcome This document describes how to use Echelon’s PL DSK 2.1 Power Line Smart Transceiver Development Support Kit, and provides a simple way for you to test and evaluate PL 3120® and PL 3150® Smart Transceiver technology using either 110VAC or 230VAC. The PL DSK includes a C-Band PL 3120 EVB Evaluation Board and a C-Band PL 3150 EVB Evaluation Board.

Table of Contents Welcome.......................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ........................................................................................... 1 Getting Started .............................................................................................. 2 Assembling the PL EVB Evaluation Boards................................................ 2 Using the PL EVB Example Applications .................................................... 4 Developing a Custom Application................................................................. 5

Memory and Hardware Settings ............................................................ 6 PL Evaluation Board Pin-Out ................................................................ 9

Reference Designs ........................................................................................ 10 PL EVB Peripheral Circuitry................................................................ 11

Coupling Circuit Designs............................................................................. 11 Power Supply Design Considerations......................................................... 13 Design and Test for Electromagnetic Compatibility ................................. 14

PL Technology Evaluation Kit User’s Guide 1

Getting Started This document describes how to install and use Echelon’s PL DSK 2.1 Power Line Smart Transceiver Development Support Kit. Content is divided into the following sections:

• Assembling the PL EVB Evaluation Boards. This section describes how to assemble the evaluation boards.

• Using the PL EVB Example Applications. This section describes how to use the demonstration applications that are pre-loaded into the evaluation boards.

• Developing a Custom Application. This section describes how to use a NodeBuilder® tool or Mini EVK Evaluation Kit to create a custom Neuron C application for the evaluation boards.

• The remaining sections of the document cover other topics you might find useful when designing products that incorporate Echelon’s power line technology, including power supply considerations, coupling circuit designs, and circuitry schematics for the evaluation boards and MiniGizmos.

Assembling the PL EVB Evaluation Boards You do not need to install any software to use the PL EVB Evaluation Boards. The PL DSK CD contains reference designs and documentation you may find useful when evaluating the PL Smart Transceiver technology. See the Reference Designs section later in this document for more information on this.

To assemble the PL EVB Evaluation Boards, follow these steps:

1. Unpack the equipment from the shipping carton. Refer to the packing list in Table 1, and verify that all hardware items are present. Save the packing material for storing and reshipping of equipment.

NOTE: The evaluation boards are shipped in protective anti-static packaging. The boards must not be subjected to high electrostatic potentials. Wear a grounding strap or similar protective device when handling the boards. Avoid touching the component pins, or any other metallic equipment on the evaluation boards.

Table 1 PL DSK Contents

Item Description Quantity

PL 3120 EVB Evaluation Board 1

PL 3150 EVB Evaluation Board 1

Power Line Power Supply, each with a US/Japan and continental Europe power cord

2

MiniGizmo 2

Ribbon cables 2

2 PL Technology Evaluation Kit User’s Guide

Item Description Quantity

PL DSK Development Support Kit CD 1

PL 3120 Smart Transceiver Samples 10

PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Samples 10

Figure 1 shows the PL 3120 and PL 3150 Evaluation Boards, as they will appear when assembled. Instructions to follow when assembling the PL Evaluation Boards follow Figure 1.

Figure 1 PL 3120 (left) and PL 3150 (right) EVB Evaluation Boards

2. Use the ribbon cables to connect each MiniGizmo to the evaluation boards, as shown in Figure 1.

3. Connect the power supplies to the evaluation boards, as shown in Figure 1. Then, insert the power supplies into a power source. The power LED on each evaluation board will activate when it is powered on.

NOTE: Echelon power line technology provides virtual plug-and-play communication in a single-family home environment. Evaluation kit users are encouraged to explore the communication capabilities of these evaluation units in a variety of home environments.

Reliable power line communication in a commercial environment (where nearby outlets may be serviced from different distribution transformers with very long branch circuits) is possible with the addition of routers, as described in


LONWORKS Engineering bulletin Centralized Commercial Building Applications with the PLT-21 Power Line Transceiver, part number 005-0056-01. Communication in a commercial environment without the additional routers described in this engineering bulletin cannot be predicted or relied upon, even though it is often possible. For best results, do not attempt to communicate through mains power bars or power strips that contain EMC filters. This can be accomplished by plugging the power supply into a plug on the input side of a filtered power bar.

For more details on the power supplies for the PL EVB Evaluation Boards, see the Coupling Circuit Designs and Power Supply Design Considerations sections later in this document.

Using the PL EVB Example Applications The PL EVB Evaluation Boards include pre-loaded example applications that you can use to demonstrate a simple LONWORKS application using two devices communicating on a power line channel. The PL DSK software includes the application images for the pre-loaded applications so that you can reload them in the evaluation boards, if necessary. To use the PL EVB example applications, follow these steps:

1. If you have loaded a new application into either evaluation board, re-load the PL EVB example applications. You can skip this step if you have not loaded new applications into the evaluation boards. The example application images are in the Application Images directory on the PL DSK CD. Load the MGDemo PL 3150.apb (using the LonMaker tool) or MGDemo PL 3150.ndl (using the Mini EVK or Nodeload) image into the PL 3150 EVB. Load the MGSwitch PL 3120.apb (using the LonMaker tool) or MGSwitch PL 3120.ndl (using the Mini EVK or Nodeload) into the PL 3120 EVB.

2. If this is the first time you use a PL EVB or if you have just reloaded the example application, LED1 will flash, indicating that the EVB is in CENELEC configuration mode. The CENELEC access protocol is a European-standard protocol for controlling access to a power line used for communication. It is required for PL-20 devices in most of Europe, but is not required or typically used outside of Europe. If LED1 is flashing, press the SW8 button to enable or disable CENELEC. LED8 indicates the CENELEC access protocol status—if it is on the CENELEC access protocol is enabled, if it is off the CENELEC access protocol is disabled. When you have made a selection, press the SW1 button to confirm your selection and exit CENELEC configuration mode. Be sure to set all devices on a power line channel to the same mode. See Chapter 8 of the PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book for more information on the CENELEC protocol.

3. Push one of the SW5 – SW8 push buttons on the MiniGizmo attached to the PL 3150 EVB, or push the SW8 push button on a MiniGizmo attached to the PL 3120 EVB. This starts a new connection. The buttons used to start the connection are referred to as the Connect buttons, and the LEDs next to the Connect buttons are referred to as the Connect lights. The Connect light next to the Connect button that you pressed will start blinking. The Connect lights on devices that can join the connection will also start blinking.


4. Push one of the Connect buttons next to a blinking Connect light on the other EVB. The device’s Connect light, as well as the Connect light on the EVB used to initiate the connection in step 2, will both illuminate without flashing, indicating they are ready to join the connection.

5. Push the Connect button that you used to initiate the connection in step 2 again. This completes the connection. All Connect lights turn off.

6. Once you have completed steps 1 – 4, you can control the LED1 – LED4 lights on the PL 3150 from the SW1 – SW7 buttons on the PL 3120 EVB, depending on the Connect buttons that you pressed in steps 2 and 3. The following table summarizes which Connect buttons control which lights on the PL 3150 EVB:

Table 2 MGDemo Application

Connect Button I/O Push Button I/O LED

SW5 SW1 LED1

SW6 SW2 LED2

SW7 SW3 LED3

SW8 SW4 LED4

7. Push any of the first seven buttons on the PL 3120 EVB to turn a connected light on; push the same button again to turn it off. The buttons on the PL 3150 EVB will toggle their adjacent lights, but will not control the lights on the PL 3120 EVB.

You can remove a switch or light from a connection using the example applications. To remove a PL 3120 EVB switch from a connection, press and hold the Service button until the Reset light blinks (approximately 8 seconds). To remove a PL 3150 EVB light from a connection, press and hold the Connect button until the Reset light blinks (approximately 10 seconds). The MGDemo application uses LED1 and LED2 to signal network and connection addressing conflicts. When a network address conflict is detected and resolved, LED1 will start flashing. When flashing, LED1 will not reflect any other input received from the network. Press the SW1 button to cancel the notification and return LED1 to its normal state. When a connection conflict is detected and resolved, LED2 will start flashing, and LED2 will not reflect any other input received from the network. Press the SW2 button to cancel the notification and return LED2 to its normal state.

Developing a Custom Application You can use the NodeBuilder Development Tool or the Mini EVK Evaluation Kit to create a custom Neuron C application for a PL EVB. To do so, build an application as described in the NodeBuilder User’s Guide or the Mini EVK User’s Guide, and then download the application into the evaluation board.

As part of this procedure, you will need to a hardware template for the evaluation boards. The evaluation boards included with the PL DSK are the same as the boards included with the Mini EVK, and the Mini EVK software includes the required hardware templates. If you are using the NodeBuilder tool, this section


lists the hardware and memory settings you will need to use for each evaluation board when you create the hardware template.

This section also describes the I/O connector for each evaluation board, so that you can connect your own I/O hardware to either evaluation board.

For more information on developing Neuron C applications, including how to download an application into the PL 3120 and PL 3150 Evaluation Boards, see the NodeBuilder User’s Guide or the Mini EVK User’s Guide. For more information on Neuron C programming, see the Neuron C Programmer’s Guide. You can download these guides from Echelon’s Web site at www.echelon.com.

Memory and Hardware Settings You will need to create a hardware template when creating your custom application with the NodeBuilder tool. This process is described in the Creating and Editing Hardware Templates section in Chapter 5 of the NodeBuilder User’s Guide.

Tables 3 lists the settings you will need to use when configuring the Hardware properties for your hardware template for the PL 3120 and PL 3150 EVB Evaluation Boards.

Table 3 PL 3150 EVB Evaluation Board Hardware Property Settings

Setting Property

PL 3120 Evaluation Board

PL 3150 Evaluation Board

Platform Custom Custom Transceiver Type PL-20N or PL-20C* PL-20N or PL-20C* Neuron Chip Model PL 3120-E4 PL 3150 Clock Speed 10 MHz 10 MHz System Image Version <Default> <Default> Image Name N/A N/A

*Select PL-20N for CENELEC disabled, or PL-20C for CENELEC enabled. See Chapter 8 of the PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book for more information on the CENELEC protocol.

Figure 2 shows the NodeBuilder Hardware tab, as it will appear when you create a hardware template for the PL 3150 Evaluation Board. The settings for the PL 3120 Evaluation Board are different than those shown in Figure 2.


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Figure 2 NodeBuilder Hardware Tab PL 3150 EVB Settings

Tables 4 lists the settings you will need to set when configuring the Memory properties for your hardware template for the PL 3150 Evaluation Board. When creating a hardware template for a PL 3120 Evaluation Board, you can leave the Memory properties at their default values.

Table 4 PL 3150 Evaluation Board Memory Property Settings

Property Setting

Non-Volatile Memory Type FLASH Sector Size 128

Off-chip ROM Start: 0x0000 End: 0x0000

Off-chip Non-Volatile Start: 0x0000

End: 0xDFFF


Property Setting

Off-chip RAM Start: 0x0000

End: 0x0000

I/O Start: 0x0000

End: 0x0000

Figure 3 shows the NodeBuilder Memory tab, as it will appear when you create a hardware template for the PL 3150 Evaluation Board.

Figure 3 NodeBuilder Memory Tab PL 3150 EVB Settings


PL Evaluation Board Pin-Out Figure 4 shows the I/O connector pin-out for the PL 3120 and PL 3150 EVB Evaluation Boards. You can use this to connect your application’s I/O device to the evaluation boards. See the PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book for more information on these signals.

IO10

VDD5

IO6

P201

HDR, 17X2

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BIU

IO2

PKD

IO7

RST-

IO3

VA

IO9

IO1

VA

GIZ

MO

Inte

rface

TXON

IO5

VDD5_EXT

IO11

Note: P201 Pins 21/22 Are Cut ToAccommodate The End Of The GizmoRibbon Cable Connector

IO0

IO8

SVC-

IO4

Figure 4 PL EVB Evaluation Board Header Pin-Out


Reference Designs The Reference Designs directory of the PL DSK CD contains a collection of reference designs for the external interface circuitry for PL Smart Transceivers. The reference designs address applications requiring different numbers of printed circuit board trace layers, single-sided or double-sided component assembly, various aspect ratios, and transmit current requirements. Each PL Smart Transceiver reference design package consists of a zip archive file that contains all of the relevant files for that design.

Table 5 provides a brief introduction to the reference designs included on the PL DSK CD. The PL 3120 EVB Evaluation Board uses reference design 1201, and the PL 3150 EVB Evaluation Board uses reference design 1205. For further information on these reference designs, see Appendix A, PL Smart Transceiver Reference Designs, of the PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book. The PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book is included in the Documentation directory on the PL DSK CD.

Table 5 PL DSK Reference Designs

Reference Design Number

PL Smart Transceiver Model

Description File Name

1200 PL3120-E4T10 2 layer 23x63mm PCB layout with 1-sided component mounting and 1Ap-p transmit amplifier

PL_3120_DSK_2L1S_TX1_1_R.zip

1201 PL3120-E4T10

4 layer 20x38mm PCB layout with 2-sided component mounting and 1Ap-p transmit amplifier


1204 PL3120-E4T10



1205 PL3150-L10



1209 PL3120-E4T10



1217 PL3120-E4T10

4 layer 17x38mm PCB layout with 2-sided component mounting and 1Ap-p transmit amplifier (SIP Design)


1218 PL3150-L10




PL EVB Peripheral Circuitry The Documentation directory of the PL DSK CD includes schematics for the peripheral circuitry for the PL 3120 and PL 3150 EVB Evaluation Boards in the PL_3120_Eval_Board_Schem.PDF and PL_3150_Eval_Board_Schem.PDF files. The peripheral circuitry is the section of the evaluation board external to the core circuit. The core circuit is outlined in a box labeled CORE on the EVB. The core circuit includes the PL Smart Transceiver, and uses one of the reference designs as described in the previous section. The Documentation directory of the PL DSK CD also includes a schematic for the MiniGizmo board in the Mini_Gizmo_Board_Schem.PDF file.

Coupling Circuit Designs Chapter 4 of the PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book provides schematics and components for coupling the PL Smart Transceivers to power mains. These coupling circuits have been optimized to provide low cost solutions. The examples referenced in Table 6, a summary to determine appropriate coupling circuits, are described in detail in the PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book. For each schematic, the required component specification and example supplier/part numbers are provided. Vendor part number information is provided as a way to reduce component selection times, because the suggested parts have already been verified to meet all required specification. While surge testing must be performed for each new product design, using the recommended vendor part numbers has the additional advantage that they were the parts used for circuit verification by Echelon.

The correct Q2 and Q3 transistors for circuit design purposes are listed below.

Q2 Dual NPN/PNP Dual NPN/PNP OnSemi BC847BPDW1T1(1) Q3 Dual NPN Dual NPN OnSemi BC847BDW1T1(1) (1) Only use a listed part for these locations. Do NOT substitute any other part.

Sanyo has notified Echelon that it has discontinued certain versions of its 2SD1642T-TD NPN and 2SB1124T-TD PNP transistors. Echelon's reference designs use variations of these transistors containing the suffix SSC for reference designators Q4 and Q5 (see table below). Sanyo will continue to manufacture the SSC versions of the transistors even though these parts may not be listed on Sanyo’s Web site.

Q4 NPN NPN Zetex FCX690B(1), or

Sanyo 2SD1624T-TD-SSC(1)

Q5 PNP PNP Zetex FCX790A(1), or Sanyo 2SB1124T-TD-SSC(1)

(1) Only use a listed part for these locations. Do NOT substitute any other part.

Inquiries about Sanyo's SSC transistors may be directed to:

Sanh Truong, Senior Manager Sanyo Semiconductor Corporation 2010 North First Street, Suite 500 San Jose, CA 95131-2040 USA +1-408-441-6567 Extension 210, [email protected]


Table 6 Coupling Circuit Selection Guide

Example Connection Type

Line Voltage Isolated/ Non-Isolated

Freq. Band

Typical Application(s)

A Electric utility meters world-wide. 1 1-Phase L-N 50-240VAC/ DC Non-Isolated

C Consumer, residential devices world-wide, commercial devices in CENELEC countries.

A Utility in-home devices world-wide. 2 1-Phase L-N 50-240VAC/ DC Isolated

C Consumer residential devices world-wide, commercial devices in CENELEC countries.

3 1-Phase L-E 100-277VAC Non-Isolated C Commercial devices in North America.

4 1-Phase L-E 100-277VAC Isolated C Commercial devices in North America.

A 3-Phase utility devices world-wide. 5 3-Phase 100-277VAC Non-Isolated

C Commercial panel devices world-wide.

A 3-Phase utility devices world-wide. 6 3-Phase 100-277VAC Isolated

C Commercial panel devices world-wide.

A 2-Phase electric utility devices in North America and Japan.

7 2-Phase 200-240VAC Non-Isolated

C 2-Phase consumer devices in North America and Japan.

A 2-Phase utility devices in North America and Japan.

8 2-Phase 200-240VAC Isolated

C 2-Phase consumer devices in North America and Japan.

9 Low-Volt AC ≤48Vpk Non-Isolated C HVAC and irrigation devices world-wide.

10 Low-Volt AC ≤48Vpk Isolated C HVAC and irrigation devices world-wide

11 Low-Volt DC ≤48Vpk Non-Isolated C Automotive wiring world-wide.

12 1-Phase L-N Wall Plug

120VAC or 230VAC

Isolated C Consumer residential devices, North America (120VAC) or European (230VAC).

13 Long-Haul ≤240VAC/DC Isolated C 300m-20km dedicated lines world-wide.

14 Current-loop N/A Isolated C Airport lighting devices world-wide.


Power Supply Design Considerations Chapter 5 of the PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book provides power supply schematics and components for devices containing PL Smart Transceivers. In order to realize the full communications capability of the PL Smart Transceivers, it is important to ensure that the power supply does not limit overall communication performance. Because the power supply input is directly connected to the communications channel, it has the potential to attenuate the transmit signal and to couple noise into the input of the receiver. Likewise, the power supply outputs, VDDS and VA, have the potential to degrade performance by coupling noise into the PL Smart Transceiver. The design and selection of an appropriate power supply is critical in ensuring that neither power supply loading nor power supply noise degrades communications performance. Table 7 summarizes the power supply options. For more details, see the PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book.

Table 7 Power Supply Options Power Supply Types

Application Current

Chip Support Safety-Isolated

Universal Input (see Note 1)

Relative Cost (see Note 2

Relative Size (see Note 2)

Relative Design Effort(see Note 2)

Energy Storage Capacitor Input

≤25mA

PL 3120 Smart Transceiver

No No 1 1 2

Energy Storage Linear

≤10mA

PL 3120 Smart Transceiver

Yes No 2 2 2

Traditional Linear Any

PL 3120 and PL3150 Smart Transceivers

Yes No 3 3 1

Wall-plug Supply and Coupler

≤150mA


Yes No 4 4 2

Pre-designed Energy Storage Switcher

≤10mA

PL 3120 Smart Transceivers

Yes Yes 5 1 1

Pre-designed Switcher

≤100mA


Yes Yes 3 2 4

Off-the-shelf Switcher

Any


Yes Yes 10 5 4

Full Custom Switcher

Any


Optional Optional 4

3 10

Notes: 1. Multi-country line voltage support without switches. 2. Relative here is 1 = low and 10 = high.


Design and Test for Electromagnetic Compatibility

You can use Echelon's power line technology to develop products that meet a wide variety regulatory requirements. Chapter 6 of the PL 3120 / PL 3150 Smart Transceiver Data Book describes how to create products using Echelon's power line technology that meet various electromagnetic compatibility regulations.

The PL EVB Evaluation Boards are designed to facilitate testing of Echelon's power line technology. As such, they have no enclosure, providing open access to the I/O connectors, buttons, LEDs, and other I/O devices. They have been developed to allow consumer and commercial device OEM suppliers to evaluate the technology quickly, and have not been designed to be permanently installed in homes or commercial buildings. If you work with the PL EVB Evaluation Boards in a home environment, operation of other electronic equipment that is sensitive to RF radiated emissions, such as televisions or radios, might be temporarily impaired during the evaluation period.

The standards for RF emissions vary by geographic region. To determine which standards apply in your market, consult the appropriate regulatory agencies. In the European Union, CISPR 22 (or equivalently, EN 55022) applies. In the North American market, the FCC regulates emissions from unintentional radiators under 47CFR15.109, Subpart B, which allows for substitution of CISPR 22. The PL EVB Evaluation Boards comply with CISPR 22 Level A, but not Level B (which is required for deployment in home and commercial environments).


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